![]() ![]() Special Music 'God Bless America': Lakeway Sing Along Retire the Colors: Lake Travis Honor Guard (Lake Travis Fire Rescue)īenediction: Sr. TAPS: Kate Calder, Lake Travis High School Special Music 'God Bless The USA': Lakeway Sing Along Jennavieve Rasmussen, Gold Star Family & Alice Scarbrough, Regent with Lohmann's Ford Chapter of the NSDAR Presentation of the Memorial Wreath: Mrs. Special Guest Speaker: Brig Gen Richard T. Special Music 'National Anthem': Lakeway Sing Along Pledge of Allegiance: Alice Scarbrough, Regent with Lohmann's Ford Chapter of the NSDAR Presentation of the Colors: Lake Travis Honor Guard (Lake Travis Fire Rescue) Location: Church of the Resurrection of the Lord Emmaus Catholic Parish 1718 Lohmans Crossing Road Lakeway, TX 78734 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.ĭONE at the City of Washington this twenty-sixth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth.CLICK HERE to watch a recorded version of the 2022 Memorial Day Ceremony In conformity with the request contained in that concurrent resolution, it is my privilege to call attention to the centennial observance of Memorial Day in Waterloo, New York, on May 30, 1966. I also urge all of the people of this Nation to join me in prayer to the Almighty for the safety of our Nation's sons and daughters in Vietnam, for His blessing on those who have sacrificed their lives for this Nation in this and all other struggles, and for His aid in building a world where freedom and justice prevail, and where all men live in friendship, understanding, and peace.īy House Concurrent Resolution 587, the Eighty-ninth Congress has officially recognized that the patriotic tradition of observing Memorial Day began one hundred years ago in Waterloo, New York. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate in this observance. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 1966, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at eleven o'clock in the morning of that day as a time to unite in such prayer. 158), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period during each such day when the people of the United States might unite in such supplication: ![]() The Congress, in a joint resolution approved (64 Stat. We pray that soon we may begin to build the only true memorial to man's valor in war-a sane and hopeful environment for the generations to Come. We pray for the wisdom to find a way to end this struggle of nation against nation, of brother against brother. On this Memorial Day, as we honor the memory of brave men who have borne our colors in war, we pray to God for His mercy. Let the guns of aggression be silent, we say, that the sounds of the builders, of the planters, of the teachers, may be heard. America today-as in past years-is prepared to join in that work with any nation whose devotion is to peace with its neighbors, and a better life for its people. It is tragic that young lives must be sacrificed, that great sums must be spent for the instruments of war, when the work of peace awaits man's accomplishment in every land. Yet as we protect freedom by courage in arms, we shall every day continue the search for an honorable peace. This nation has never left the field of battle in abject surrender of a cause for which it has fought. We are totally committed to defeat this aggression. ![]() In two world wars and in Korea, brave Americans and their allies gave their lives that men might live and prosper in freedom. Our own liberty was won in struggle against tyranny. Their sacrifice is part of an ancient legacy that begins with man's first act of transcendent courage, and that contains all that is noble and selfless in human character. By the President of the United States of AmericaĪmericans will be fighting and dying in Vietnam this Memorial Day, 1966, in fulfillment of our commitment to freedom. ![]()
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